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#8ca172 color: Lady Fern

#8ca172 is rgb(140, 161, 114) in RGB and oklch(68.031% 0.07034 127.719) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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87°
100%

68%
0.070
128°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sage
  • stone-400
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.82:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #8ca172

#8ca172 is a dusty lime color. In OKLCH it has 68% lightness, 0.07 chroma and a hue of 128°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.82:1 contrast and black text 7.46:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lady Fern (#8fa174). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is stone-400.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #8ca172 mixed with white

  1. 8ca172
  2. 97aa80
  3. a2b38d
  4. adbd9b
  5. b9c6a9
  6. c4cfb7
  7. d0d9c5
  8. dbe2d4
  9. e7ece2
  10. f3f5f0

Darker: #8ca172 mixed with black

  1. 8ca172
  2. 798b62
  3. 677653
  4. 556244
  5. 434e36
  6. 333c28
  7. 232a1b
  8. 14190e
  9. 070904
  10. 010101

Calmer: #8ca172 with less saturation

  1. 8ca172
  2. 8da076
  3. 8e9f7a
  4. 909f7e
  5. 919e82
  6. 929d86
  7. 939c8a
  8. 959b8d
  9. 969a91
  10. 979995

Questions about #8ca172

What color is #8ca172?

#8ca172 is dusty lime. The closest named color is Lady Fern. In RGB it is rgb(140, 161, 114), in HSL hsl(86.81, 20%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.031% 0.07034 127.719).

What colors go well with #8ca172?

The complementary color of #8ca172 is #a48dba. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a49966 and #73a688. The triadic partners are #769dc2 and #bf8690.

Is white or black text more readable on #8ca172?

Black text reads better on #8ca172: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and black gives 7.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8ca172 a warm or cool color?

#8ca172 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 128 degrees, its lightness 68% and its chroma 0.07.